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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
More like an undersized rink and lack of fan support did them in.
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Naw, it had more to do with the dollar and how the league changed. There were still lots of small rinks in the NHL in 95. Heck the Panthers first rink was undersized but I'm sure it was ok for them as they were an important southern market. Warrerner was just talking today about Florida's first rink.
The Coyotes have lost money EVERY SINGLE YEAR since being moved in 95. I'm pretty sure even Winnipeg did better than that.
Would a healthy Phoenix team be the best thing? Sure it would. Is Winnipeg the perfect solution? No.
But there never will be a healthy Phoenix team. And Winnipeg is a better solution than the options the NHL has now. The NHL and hockey doesn't live in the world Bettman is painting. It lives in the real world.